Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, for January 1868.

  • Asiatic Society of Bengal
Date:
1868.]
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    Journal. The volume for 1867 will he less bulky than that of the previous year, each part consisting of three Nos. only, six in all, of which four are already issued. The fourth Number of the Literary and Archaeological part of the Journal for 1866, did not appear until July in the past year, and the 3rd Number of the Natural History Section for 1866 was published in February 1867. This publication of the Journal so long after its nominal date, has been due to unavoidable delays, and not to any want of activity on the part of the Editors, who have done their utmost to hasten the publication. No confusion as to priority of authorship or publication can arise on this account, because each paper is headed with the date of its authorship and receipt, and the table of contents of the volume shews the date on which each part is published. But the anomaly is undoubtedly objectionable, and endeavours will be made in future, to publish the whole yearly Volume as nearly as possible within the year. The Council believe that in point of interest, the volume for the present year Avill bear comparison with that of any previous year. There are doubtless several points in which the Journal is still sus- ceptible of improvement, but the Council have given, and still continue to give their best endeavours to raise its scientific status, and by thus making it a worthy channel for the writings of the best men in the country, they trust to gain for its Natural Science Section as high a character among the corresponding Scientific Societies of the West, as was long since gained for the Journal in its original form among Arclneologists and Philologists. Ten numbers of the Proceedings of the Society have been published during the past year. Library. The state of the Society’s Finances has not allowed of any steps being taken towards the publication of the Catalogue, the MSS of whidi was prepared hi 1866. If, however, the improvement in the Society’s resources during the ensuing year should be such as to justify the Council in incurring any expenditure beyond that provided in the Budget, this Catalogue will have a prior claim on their attention. 692 w'orks and parts of works have been added to the Library durino- the past year. ^